Item - 2024.NY12.14

North York Community Council:

1. Authorized the installation of traffic calming (speed humps) and direct the City Solicitor to prepare a by-law to alter sections of the roadway to install:

a. Two speed humps on Codsell Avenue, between Wilmington Avenue and Elder Street for traffic calming purposes, generally as shown on Attachment 21, Drawing TC-203;

b. Two speed humps on Codsell Avenue, between Hove Street and Bathurst Street for traffic calming purposes, generally as shown on Attachment 23, Drawing TC-222.

c. One speed hump on Purdon Drive, between Evanston Drive and Garthdale Court for traffic calming purposes, generally as shown on Attachment 24, Drawing TC-221;

d. Four speed humps on Purdon Drive, between Garthdale Court and Terrydale Drive for traffic calming purposes, generally as shown on Attachment 25, Drawing TC-220, Attachment 26, Drawing TC-219 and Attachment 27, Drawing TC-218;

e. One speed hump on Purdon Drive, between Terrydale Drive and Wilmington Avenue for traffic calming purposes, generally as shown on Attachment 27, Drawing TC-218.

2. Reduced the speed limit from 40 kilometres per hour to 30 kilometres per hour on Overbrook Place, between Wilmington Avenue and Maxwell Street, in conjunction with the installation of speed humps.

3. Referred the balance of the recommendations, 1.a. through 1.ad. and 1.af. through 1.ai, from the report (March 13, 2024) from the Director, Planning Design and Management, Transportation Services back to staff and requested they resubmit the recommendations to the May 8, 2024 meeting of North York Community Council.

This staff report is about a matter that Community Council has delegated authority from City Council to make a final decision.

The Bathurst Manor Neighbourhood Mobility Plan (BMNMP) is a Transportation Services-led study of the traffic behaviours and travel patterns in the Bathurst Manor neighbourhood. The study findings were reported to North York Community Council in November 2023, Item NY9.20. Recommendations were adopted by North York Community Council with amendments. Speed hump recommendations on five roadways in the neighbourhood were referred to staff.

Transportation Services is recommending the installation of speed humps on:

- Maxwell Street between Sheppard Avenue West and Wilmington Avenue,

- Hove Street between Sheppard Avenue West and Maxwell Street,

- Cocksfield Avenue between Wilson Heights Boulevard and Bathurst Street,

- Codsell Avenue between Tillplain Road and Bathurst Street, and

- Purdon Drive between Wilmington Avenue and Evanston Drive.

Staff's assessment indicates the criteria as set out in the updated Traffic Calming Policy has been satisfied. Therefore, speed humps should be installed on Maxwell Street, Hove Street, Cocksfield Avenue, Codsell Avenue and Purdon Drive.